LVCC house rules most exhibitors miss
The LVCVA's facility guide runs dozens of pages, and your exhibitor manual only repeats some of it. These are the rules that surprise exhibitors most, straight from the guide revised in June 2026. Your show can add stricter rules, so read your manual too.
Last checked Nov 6, 2026
What to know
- Emergencies: call the building first
To report an emergency at the LVCC, call Customer Safety at 702-892-7400, or text 702-505-4555. The LVCVA says dialing 911 delays the response, because medical responders may not be able to find your location.
ConfirmedLVCVA: Las Vegas Convention Center Facility Guide (revised June 2026)Checked Nov 5, 2026
- No free air conditioning during move-in
Halls are cooled or heated during show hours. Cooling on non-show days is charged per hall, per day, so don't count on air conditioning while you build.
ConfirmedLVCVA: Las Vegas Convention Center Facility Guide (revised June 2026)Checked Nov 5, 2026
- CBD
No edible CBD may be sold or given away at the LVCC, even as free samples. Nonedible CBD such as oils and topicals can be handed out free but not sold, and smoking CBD gets you removed from the property.
ConfirmedLVCVA: Las Vegas Convention Center Facility Guide (revised June 2026)Checked Nov 5, 2026
- THC, including Delta-8
THC, including Delta-8 and Delta-10, is a Schedule I controlled substance under Nevada law, and selling or distributing it is a Category-C felony. Shows must stop it, or the LVCVA can close the show.
ConfirmedLVCVA: Las Vegas Convention Center Facility Guide (revised June 2026)Checked Nov 5, 2026
- Kratom
Kratom products can be displayed only. Nothing made from kratom may be consumed or sampled on the show floor.
ConfirmedLVCVA: Las Vegas Convention Center Facility Guide (revised June 2026)Checked Nov 5, 2026
- Balloons
Balloons need approval from show management and the LVCC. Helium balloons must be tethered and can't be handed out, blimps can't fly around the hall, and Mylar balloons are prohibited.
ConfirmedLVCVA: Las Vegas Convention Center Facility Guide (revised June 2026)Checked Nov 5, 2026
- Music in your booth
The LVCVA doesn't license music. To play copyrighted music you need a license from ASCAP, BMI or SESAC, or an exemption, and the building can turn down any sound that disturbs others.
ConfirmedLVCVA: Las Vegas Convention Center Facility Guide (revised June 2026)Checked Nov 5, 2026
- Nevada safety training for booth builders
Nevada requires workers who build, install, maintain or remove trade show displays to get safety training within 15 days of starting in the industry. Nevada OSHA-approved 10- and 30-hour courses qualify.
ConfirmedLVCVA: Las Vegas Convention Center Facility Guide (revised June 2026)Checked Nov 5, 2026
- Contractor badges
Contractors and vendors working on site need an ESCA badge: $22 for ESCA members' full-time employees and $30 for everyone else, good for three calendar years. Union workers are temporarily exempt.
ConfirmedLVCVA: Las Vegas Convention Center Facility Guide (revised June 2026)Checked Nov 5, 2026
- Nothing behind the booth
No storage of any kind is allowed behind booths or near electrical service. You can keep a one-day supply of product inside the booth, and hard-wall booths must sit at least nine inches from the booth line for electrical access.
ConfirmedLVCVA: Las Vegas Convention Center Facility Guide (revised June 2026)Checked Nov 5, 2026
- Escalators and elevators
Dollies, oversized luggage, boxes, freight and toolboxes can't go on escalators, and freight isn't allowed on passenger elevators. Use the freight elevators.
ConfirmedLVCVA: Las Vegas Convention Center Facility Guide (revised June 2026)Checked Nov 5, 2026
- Firearms on display
Displayed firearms must be disabled, inspected and tagged by a certified firearms expert, and locked or guarded outside show hours. Live ammunition is prohibited; inert or dummy rounds are allowed.
ConfirmedLVCVA: Las Vegas Convention Center Facility Guide (revised June 2026)Checked Nov 5, 2026
- Floor marking
Mark floors with chalk only. Spray chalk is allowed outside on concrete but must be cleaned off by the end of move-out.
ConfirmedLVCVA: Las Vegas Convention Center Facility Guide (revised June 2026)Checked Nov 5, 2026
- Food and drink
Outside food and beverage isn't allowed without approval. Free samples are limited to 2 oz. of food and 3 oz. of nonalcoholic drinks, anything you didn't make must be bought from the building's caterer, and alcohol is poured by its TAM-certified staff.
ConfirmedLVCVA: Las Vegas Convention Center Facility Guide (revised June 2026)Checked Nov 5, 2026
- Halogen lamps
The LVCVA limits halogen lamps to 75 watts, sealed so nobody can touch the bulb. Stem- and track-mounted halogen fixtures and any fixture with a linear or unshielded halogen bulb are banned, so check rented and shipped lighting before move-in.
ConfirmedCES 2027 LVCC exhibitor manual: rules and regulations (Freeman)Checked Nov 6, 2026
- Vehicles on display
A displayed vehicle can hold no more than a quarter tank or 5 gallons of fuel, whichever is less, its fuel openings must be locked or sealed, and at least one battery cable must be disconnected from the starting battery.
ConfirmedLVCVA: Las Vegas Convention Center Facility Guide (revised June 2026)Checked Nov 6, 2026
- Propane needs approval and goes home nightly
Any propane (LPG) use needs Safety and Fire Prevention approval before arrival. Approved containers inside are limited to a 12-pound water capacity (about 5 pounds of propane), kept 20 feet apart and out of public reach, and must leave the building every night. No refilling inside.
ConfirmedLVCVA: Las Vegas Convention Center Facility Guide (revised June 2026)Checked Nov 6, 2026
- Fireplaces, fire pits and candles
Only enclosed, ventless fireplaces with a glass front or barrier are approved; screen-front ones are not, and open fire pits need a Clark County open-flame permit. Decorative candles are limited to one per table at food events, enclosed and never left unattended.
ConfirmedLVCVA: Las Vegas Convention Center Facility Guide (revised June 2026)Checked Nov 6, 2026
- Hookah demonstrations
A booth using a hookah needs a 5-pound ABC fire extinguisher with a current tag, a metal bucket for hot coals and a stable noncombustible surface (never directly on carpet), with boxes and plastics kept at least 3 feet away.
ConfirmedLVCVA: Las Vegas Convention Center Facility Guide (revised June 2026)Checked Nov 6, 2026
- Big booths need a way out
From anywhere inside an exhibit or enclosure, the walk to an exit aisle can't be more than 50 feet, and booths may keep only a one-day supply of giveaway lighters.
ConfirmedLVCVA: Las Vegas Convention Center Facility Guide (revised June 2026)Checked Nov 6, 2026
- Fog and haze need a demo first
Every fog machine must be preapproved: demonstrate it for Safety and Fire Prevention at least 48 hours ahead, use UL-listed equipment and nonhazardous fluid in its original container, send the fluid's safety data sheet before move-in and keep it in the booth. Shows using haze must file a haze schedule 30 days before first use.
ConfirmedLVCVA: Las Vegas Convention Center Facility Guide (revised June 2026)Checked Nov 6, 2026
- No scooters or skateboards on property
Only ADA-approved personal mobility devices are allowed on LVCC property; Segways, manual and electric scooters and skateboards are not. Approved devices are limited to 5 mph, and they can't be charged indoors at any time.
ConfirmedLVCVA: Las Vegas Convention Center Facility Guide (revised June 2026)Checked Nov 6, 2026
- Landing a helicopter
Helicopters can land only in designated lots (Blue Lot 1, Silver Lots 1 and 2, Bronze Lots 1 and 3) with $10 million in aircraft liability coverage, a Helicopter Landing Request form, air traffic control contact and fire equipment on hand.
ConfirmedLVCVA: Las Vegas Convention Center Facility Guide (revised June 2026)Checked Nov 6, 2026
- No pyrotechnics in booths
Clark County and the LVCVA ban pyrotechnics by exhibitors anywhere in the general exhibit space. Only show management can stage effects, such as for an opening, with fire office approval and a county permit.
ConfirmedLVCVA: Las Vegas Convention Center Facility Guide (revised June 2026)Checked Nov 6, 2026
- Meeting rooms have stricter rules
Nothing may be fixed to meeting room ceilings, walls or doors, structures can't have ceilings, and forklifts and electric carts aren't allowed on the second or third floor, so freight moves by pallet jack or hand cart. Crates and pallets must sit on Visqueen.
ConfirmedLVCVA: Las Vegas Convention Center Facility Guide (revised June 2026)Checked Nov 6, 2026
- Lobby displays
Lobbies aren't leased space and must stay open to the public. Anything built there needs fire office approval and must stay at least 18 inches below the sprinkler heads, and neon signs can't be covered or switched off without the convention services manager's permission.
ConfirmedLVCVA: Las Vegas Convention Center Facility Guide (revised June 2026)Checked Nov 6, 2026